John 6:30

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

American Standard Version (1901)

They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?

Bible in Basic English

So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

Free Bible Version

“What miracle are you going to perform for us to see so we can trust you? What are you able to do?” they asked.

Geneva Bible 1599

They sayde therefore vnto him, What signe shewest thou then, that we may see it, and beleeue thee? what doest thou woorke?

King James (Authorized) Version

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

One Unity Resource Bible

They said therefore to him, “What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do?

Plain English Version

So the people said to him, “Then do something powerful, so that we can see it and believe what you say. A long time ago, Moses gave food from heaven to our grand-fathers. Remember that story. When they walked through the desert country, Moses gave them food called manna. We can read these words in God’s book, ‘He gave people bread that came from heaven.’ So what will you do for us?”

Translation for Translators

So they said to him, “Then perform another miracle so that we may see it and believe that you came from God. What miracle would you like to perform?

Unlocked Literal Bible

So they said to him, “What sign then will you do, so that we may see and believe you? What will you do?

Noah Webster Bible

They said therefore to him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

World English Bible

They said therefore to him, “What then do you do for a sign, that we may see and believe you? What work do you do?

Young's Literal Translation

They said therefore to him, 'What sign, then, dost thou, that we may see and may believe thee? what dost thou work?

Context

Jesus the Bread of Life

²⁹Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”³⁰So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do? ³¹Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

Summary

In this verse, the people ask Jesus for a sign to prove His authority, similar to how the Israelites asked for manna in the wilderness as a sign of God's presence. Jesus had just performed the miracle of feeding the five thousand, yet the people still doubted Him. This verse highlights the struggle of the people to fully understand and believe in Jesus as the Son of God, despite witnessing His miraculous works. It serves as a reminder of the importance of faith and trust in Jesus, rather than seeking constant signs and wonders to validate His identity.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

What sign - Τι σημειον, What miracle; so the word is evidently used, Joh 2:11, Joh 2:23, and in many other places. That we may see, and believe thee - That, having seen the miracle, we may believe thee to be the promised Messiah. They had already seen the miracle of the five loaves, and did not believe; and it was impossible for them to see any thing more descriptive of unlimited power and goodness. Even miracles themselves are lost on persons whose hearts are fixed on the perishing things of the world, and whose minds are filled with prejudice against the truth.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Our fathers did eat manna in the wilderness,.... Which was a sort of food prepared by angels in the air, and rained down from thence about the tents of the Israelites; it was a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground; it was like a coriander seed, and the colour of it was the colour of bdellium: it was so called, either from "to prepare", because it was prepared, and got ready for the Israelites; or from the first words that were spoken upon sight of it, , "what is it?" for they knew not what it was: and this the Jewish fathers fed upon all the while they were in the wilderness, till they came to Canaan's land, and they only; it was food peculiar to them: "our fathers did eat"; and so the Jews (f) observe on those words in Exo 16:35, ""and the children of Israel did eat manna forty years"; the children of Israel, , "not another". And the children of Israel saw, and said, what is it? and not the rest of the mixed multitude.'' Now these Jews object this miracle to Christ, and intimate, that he indeed had fed five thousand of them with barley loaves, and fishes, for one meal; but their fathers, in the times of Moses, to the number of six hundred thousand, and more, were fed, and that with manna, very sweet and delightful food, and for the space of forty years; even all the white they were in the wilderness: and therefore, unless he wrought as great a miracle, or a greater than this, and that of the like kind, they should not think fit to relinquish Moses, and follow him; and in proof of what they said, they produce Scripture, as it is written in Psa 78:24, or rather in Exo 16:15; and perhaps both places may be respected: he gave them bread from heaven to eat; they leave out the word Lord, being willing it should be understood of Moses, to whom they ascribed it, as appears from the following words of Christ, who denies that Moses gave it; and add the phrase "from heaven", to set forth the excellent nature of it, which is taken from Exo 16:4, where the manna, as here, is called "bread from heaven". (f) Zohar in Exod. fol. 75. 2.

John 6:30

Jesus the Bread of Life

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Berean Standard Bible

So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

American Standard Version (1901)

They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?

Bible in Basic English

So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

Free Bible Version

“What miracle are you going to perform for us to see so we can trust you? What are you able to do?” they asked.

Geneva Bible 1599

They sayde therefore vnto him, What signe shewest thou then, that we may see it, and beleeue thee? what doest thou woorke?

King James (Authorized) Version

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

One Unity Resource Bible

They said therefore to him, “What then do you do for a sign, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you do?

Plain English Version

Translation for Translators

So they said to him, “Then perform another miracle so that we may see it and believe that you came from God. What miracle would you like to perform?

Unlocked Literal Bible

So they said to him, “What sign then will you do, so that we may see and believe you? What will you do?

Noah Webster Bible

They said therefore to him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

World English Bible

They said therefore to him, “What then do you do for a sign, that we may see and believe you? What work do you do?

Young's Literal Translation

They said therefore to him, 'What sign, then, dost thou, that we may see and may believe thee? what dost thou work?

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

John 6:30

Verse

Context

Jesus the Bread of Life

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

John 6:30

Jesus the Bread of Life

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes